Ride-sharing apps like Uber and Lyft make it easy to overspend. After all, since your payment information is already linked to the app, you never even see the money leaving your wallet.
As one woman who spent $453 on Uber in a month puts it: “The half second it takes to press your thumb down on a smartphone screen leaves no time for regret.” And, she adds, “impulse-driven, one-press smartphone purchases are the easiest to lose track of.”
Do you know how much you spend on Uber and Lyft?
To give you an idea of how much the typical American is spending on ride-sharing apps each month, money app Empower looked at the Uber and Lyft transactions from 50,000 of its users.
Columbus, Ohio
Average amount spent on Uber: $26 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $23 per month
St. Louis, Missouri
Average amount spent on Uber: $30 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $20 per month
Indianapolis, Indiana
Average amount spent on Uber: $31 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $24 per month
Charlotte, North Carolina
Average amount spent on Uber: $34 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $23 per month
Tampa, Florida
Average amount spent on Uber: $34 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $28 per month
Detroit, Michigan
Average amount spent on Uber: $42 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $21 per month
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Average amount spent on Uber: $34 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $33 per month
Salt Lake City, Utah
Average amount spent on Uber: $26 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $42 per month
San Antonio, Texas
Average amount spent on Uber: $36 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $32 per month
Phoenix, Arizona
Average amount spent on Uber: $30 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $40 per month
Portland, Oregon
Average amount spent on Uber: $29 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $41 per month
San Diego, California
Average amount spent on Uber: $35 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $36 per month
Houston, Texas
Average amount spent on Uber: $43 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $34 per month
Orlando, Florida
Average amount spent on Uber: $37 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $40 per month
Denver, Colorado
Average amount spent on Uber: $38 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $40 per month
Dallas, Texas
Average amount spent on Uber: $42 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $36 per month
Richmond, Virginia
Average amount spent on Uber: $52 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $32 per month
Austin, Texas
Average amount spent on Uber: $48 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $37 per month
Las Vegas, Nevada
Average amount spent on Uber: $53 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $43 per month
Atlanta, Georgia
Average amount spent on Uber: $56 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $42 per month
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Average amount spent on Uber: $49 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $50 per month
San Jose, California
Average amount spent on Uber: $54 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $49 per month
Los Angeles, California
Average amount spent on Uber: $64 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $48 per month
Chicago, Illinois
Average amount spent on Uber: $66 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $52 per month
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Average amount spent on Uber: $73 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $46 per month
Miami, Florida
Average amount spent on Uber: $70 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $51 per month
Washington, DC
Average amount spent on Uber: $79 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $46 per month
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Average amount spent on Uber: $46 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $85 per month
New York, NY
Average amount spent on Uber: $84 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $54 per month
Boston, Massachusetts
Average amount spent on Uber: $95 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $55 per month
San Francisco, California
Average amount spent on Uber: $110 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $89 per month
